Regiment Northern Transvaal

Regiment Northern Transvaal
Active	January 1964 to present
Country	South Africa
Allegiance	Republic of South Africa  Republic of South Africa
Branch	South African Army  South African Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Mechanised infantry
Size	One battalion
Part of	South African Infantry Corps Army Conventional Reserve
Garrison/HQ	Pretoria, Gauteng
Motto	Ons sal (We shall)

Regiment Northern Transvaal is a reserve mechanised infantry unit of the South African Army. As a reserve unit, it has a status roughly equivalent to that of a British Army Reserve or United States Army National Guard unit.

History

Regiment Northern Transvaal was a reserve unit formed in 1963 and came into service in January 1964.^[1] In 1969, the regiment was split into two battalions 1RNT and 2 RNT, the former being an armoured unit.^[1] In 1975, the regiment became a reserve mechanised infantry unit and took part in the South African Border War in Namibia and at home in counter insurgency operations.^[1]

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